PAGE 3 - February 8, 2012
The Newscaster-Nature Coast News
Home Invasion
Remembering the past
- From Page 1
The Townsend brothers,
clerk said the man in the video footage was Shane McGlone, who matched the description
John 12 and Sam 10, were the envy
of the home invader, and several customers had told her that McGlone had committed the
of Yankeetown School students.
robber. A caller (another person) to the sheriff s office stated he d heard that McGlone had
While most students rode a bus to
robbed the elderly man on Jan. 31 and had burned the clothing he’d worn in the robbery that
school, the Townsend brothers rode
same day (Feb. 2).
Tony their beloved horse on the daily
Later the same day (Feb. 2) McGlone called the sheriff s office, requesting to
5 mile trek from the family home
speak with a deputy at his residence. He told the dispatcher that he was irate due to the in-
on Butler Rd in the hammock north
vestigator speaking with his friends (on an unrelated case).
of Inglis to school. This 1963 photo
Three deputies spoke with McGlone in his front yard about the unrelated crime.
shows the boys packing it to school
Deputies soon learned that Hernando County had a warrant for McGlone, so he was taken
but before their sister Frances gradu-
into custody. At this point, the victim of the home invasion was nearby, waving his arms
ated YTS and moved up, all three
frantically. He identified McGlone as the man who had robbed him and lived nearby. He said
Townsend kids rode Tony to school.
McGlone had been suspiciously friendly at the mailbox after the robbery, and he recognized
Sad news was received Jan
his face. He was in fear for his life but planned to contact the sheriff s office soon. When he
28, 2012. Sam passed on at age 59
saw the detectives arresting McGlone on the warrant, he felt comfortable enough to speak
in Hilliard Florida where he moved
with investigators. Another witness placed McGlone on the victim’s property the day of the
from Inglis 27 years ago. Sam was
robbery and gave additional information, along with a relative of McGlone who said he’d
a heavy equipment operator with St
seen McGlone burning his clothing.
John’s River Power Park for 26 years
McGlone was charged with home invasion robbery and felony battery of a person
and a member of the First Baptist
older than 65. He was held without bond.
Church of Boulougne. Sam was pre-
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